third-rate

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Meaning: (UK,military,nautical,historical)Of aRoyal Navyship of the linein theNapoleonic Era: having 64–80 guns across twogun decks, acomplementof 500–650, and weighing approximately 1,750tonsburthen.; (idiomatic)Poor,shoddy; less thansecond-rate.2022December 14, Barry Doe, “NRT review meets Christmas deadlines”, inRAIL, number972, page40:I consider it to now be athird-rateservice run without any excuses being offered.

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